This is the life

9

Derek was sitting in the back of an ambulance as they moved Meredith home. Mark had arranged this, knowing a regular car would hurt her back too much

"We're almost home." Derek squeezed Meredith's hand that was in a brace, just so she wouldn't overdo right away

"Is Gracie home?" Meredith asked with big eyes

"She is with Mark and Addie." Derek nodded

"I can't wait to snuggle with her in bed." Meredith admitted, really eager to see her daughter

"Mark said she's been drawing you pictures non stop, claiming the room should be colorful."

"We're arriving, Doctor Grey." The driver said as they knew Meredith and Derek, his respect very high

"Thanks a lot." She smiled as she was loaded out of the ambulance on a stretcher and was then carried into a wheelchair. "I'll hope to see you soon."

"Get well, I can't wait to see you back at the pit!" He said and drove off again

"See who's standing there!" Derek points at Grace who was jumping up and down at the window

Meredith started waving at her daughter, her excitement growing as Derek wheeled her inside

Mark was carrying Grace to make sure she wouldn't jump on her mom

"Monkey." Meredith smiled

"Let's get you installed on the bed so you can cuddle." Derek smiled and helped out, he was extremely happy to have Meredith at home now for the rest of her recovery

"Mom and dad suggested flying out to help us out, but I don't know if you'd like that?" Derek mentioned

"I- I don't know." Meredith groaned after Derek had lifted her which caused her back pain to flare up again. "Aww.."

"Sorry, let's lay you down completely." Derek said, making sure she was laying flat

"Gracie, come lay with mommy, please." Meredith asked

"Mama!" Grace was helped by Mark, cuddling into her mom's side. "Don't like this! It's hard!"

The girl frowned, her lower lip trembling as she felt Meredith's brace again

"Here, let's put a pillow in between." Mark said and did so, making sure the little girl wouldn't start crying

"Why don't you two take a nap?" Derek suggested

"I wanna be awake a bit longer." Meredith muttered

"Okay, but make sure to rest enough." Derek smiled, lifting her casted leg onto a pillow and climbing on the bed next to them

"We'll give you some time. Take your rest." Mark said and tucked them in

After a while of cuddling Meredith fell asleep, which was to be expected with the amount of meds she had to take during the day to keep her pain at bay

Derek watched his wife closely, luckily the cuts had healed, the bruises in her face had faded completely but he was really scared if she'd be able to return to work

He understood Catherine but Meredith was strong, of course she would return to performing surgery

...

The next day PT had arrived at the house for the first time. Derek had helped Meredith into comfortable clothes and put a sweater on top of her brace to keep her warm

"Hello, I'm Stan." He smiled

"Meredith." She shook his hand

"Okay, we're in for a long road together but for now let's focus on your arm. I heard it's been going better than they expected?"

"I've been able to move my hand and even practiced a little with the squeezy ball." Meredith said proudly

"Show me what you got." Stan nodded and watched as she showed her range of motion

Derek watched from a small distance, he doesn't wanna put pressure on Meredith but he just wanted to support her from here

"Okay you're doing great. I'll now massage it, meanwhile I'll move it and see how much more flexible it can get." He started

Derek left the bedroom, he had an idea. He wanted his wife to have something nice after physical therapy

He prepared some grilled cheese for his wife and waited until Meredith had finished

Im sorry for some reason this chapter dissapeard and im sad because I don't remember the whole thing.. I hate you wattpad!!!